Love and Truth
“[The Hebrew word] Emeth is ‘truth,’ but not merely in contrast to falsehood. It is commonly translated ‘fidelity’ or ‘faithfulness’ and...
Judgment (and Grace)
“As the Gospel makes clear, with the statement do not judge Jesus had in mind making a judgment that caused one to cut oneself off from...
Rules and Legalism
“God gave men and women a natural law within them—the ability to choose the good and avoid the evil—but they chose selfishness. Then God...
Obedience
“The law may be kept by obedience (Lv 18:5) and by faith (Dt 30:14). Obedience without faith cannot bring anyone to righteousness. Yet...
God's Love
“Some pious and confused souls torture themselves trying to establish their righteousness before God by arbitrary calculation. They turn...
Light
“Jesus is repeatedly identified with light in the Gospel of John. In the prologue, we are told that "the light shines in the darkness,...
Moments
“ “Abiding in the word” (keeping the commandments, engaging in the practices of the faith) is the necessary pre-condition for “knowing...
Providence
“Do I really and truly believe that no hardship can separate me from the love of God? Do I really and truly believe that everything that...
Obstacles
“The more vital the service the more demons undermine it. So it is with everything that the Lord asks us to do in His Name. Wherever...
Love and Spiritual Gifts
“The gifts of the Spirit, wonderful as they are, are temporary and incomplete. They are for this age, while we are “children” (1...